Topic: Grant funded Student Employees

In order to comply with Colorado EPEWA (Equal Pay for Equal Work Act) all student employee positions, including research positions, must be posted on SEAN for at least 3 days, you can share with your students the job posting information as a part of their application process if desired, they can then view and apply for the opportunity on SEAN.

You should be aware of visa requirements and restrictions and be familiar with maximum work hour limits.

• Maximum of 20 hours/week during academic terms

• 25 hours/week during academic breaks (winter and spring)

• 40 hours/week during summer break if they are returning to classes the following term

Graduate research students can be paid hourly or they can be paid on a contract.  Guidance on pay can be found here: https://stuemp.uccs.edu/employers/jobclass.  It is up to each department to create their compensation plan based on this guidance and in line with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act.

Undergraduate research students can be paid hourly or they can be paid on a contract.  Guidance on pay can be found here: https://stuemp.uccs.edu/employers/jobclass.  It is up to each department to create their compensation plan based on this guidance and in line with the Colorado Equal Pay for Equal Work Act.

With the exception of Colorado Paid Sick Leave, which went into effect 1/1/2021, student research assistants are not benefits eligible.  More information on Colorado Paid Sick Leave can be found here: https://stuemp.uccs.edu/paid-sick-leave.

Max hours are the same for all students and are defined in Student Employment Policy 300-020 here: https://vcaf.uccs.edu/sites/g/files/kjihxj1631/files/inline-files/2014-JUL-1_300-020_Student_Employment-APPROVED_%28LinkUpdate-8_24_2018%29_2.pdf.

During the fall and spring work terms student employees can work up to 25 hours per week, or up to 50 hours in a two week pay period with no single week exceeding 40 hours.

During the summer wok term student employees can work up to 40 hours per week.

These limits are different for international students and depend on their visa restrictions as mentioned in the prior answer regarding international students as research assistants.

Supervisors to attend both a Basic Supervisor Training and an Advanced Supervisor Training.  Both are offered once during the fall and spring semesters and are facilitated by Student Employment.  We can also set up individual trainings for supervisors unable to attend a group training.

We offer tuition remission.  Guidance on tuition remission can be found here: https://stuemp.uccs.edu/student-pay-matrix, under the Tuition Remission section.  

No we do not offer tuition remission for undergraduate students.